Samuel Barber – Past Concerts
Bellevue Chamber Chorus presents 'Water Music: Songs of Rain, Rivers, Lakes & Oceans'
Sunday, March 11, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Captivating settings of Ps. 42:1 (As the deer longs for water) by Palestrina and Mendelssohn, the smooth, slow drifts of Samuel Barber’s To Be Sung on the Water, rollicking waves of Aaron Copland’s The Boatmen’s Song, and more.
$20 / $15 / $10 (12 & under free)
Bellevue Chamber Chorus presents 'Water Music: Songs of Rain, Rivers, Lakes & Oceans'
Saturday, March 10, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Captivating settings of Ps. 42:1 (As the deer longs for water) by Palestrina and Mendelssohn, the smooth, slow drifts of Samuel Barber’s To Be Sung on the Water, rollicking waves of Aaron Copland’s The Boatmen’s Song, and more.
$20 / $15 / $10 (12 & under free)
Ladies Musical Club: Songs of Time, Life, & Love
Saturday, March 3, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
A performance for soprano, violin, and piano. Featuring music by Debussy, Carpenter, Argento, Duke, de Falla, Barber, Kreisler, Massenet, and Brahms.
Free
Opus 7: The Road of Mercy
Saturday, February 17, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
An inventive and powerful concert of choral music for the Lenten season that includes Benjamin Britten’s great masterpiece, Cantata Misericordium for choir.
$20-$24
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town: Wind Quintet & Sax
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:35pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Barber – Summer Music
Milhaud – Chimney of King Rene
Bartók – Roumanian Dances
Dubois – Sextet
Auric – Trio
Milhaud – Chimney of King Rene
Bartók – Roumanian Dances
Dubois – Sextet
Auric – Trio
Free (Free)
BetaSounds II: AmericanSounds
Monday, November 6, 2017 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
The Conservatory Coffee Shop, Seattle, WA, United States
Terry Riley – Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector
Philip Glass – String Quartet No. 3 (movements I, III, IV, VI)
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
Jessie Montgomery – Strum
Philip Glass – String Quartet No. 3 (movements I, III, IV, VI)
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
Jessie Montgomery – Strum
$15 (children free with paying adult)
BetaSounds 1: A First Exploration
Monday, October 9, 2017 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
The Conservatory Coffee Shop, Seattle, WA, United States
Britten – String Quartet No. 2 (1st and 2nd mvts.)
Dvořák – String Quartet No. 12 "American" (2nd mvt.)
Ravel – String Quartet No. 2 (2nd mvt.)
Barber – String Quartet (2nd mvt. – Adagio)
Bartók – String Quartet No. 2 (2nd mvt.)
Dvořák – String Quartet No. 12 "American" (2nd mvt.)
Ravel – String Quartet No. 2 (2nd mvt.)
Barber – String Quartet (2nd mvt. – Adagio)
Bartók – String Quartet No. 2 (2nd mvt.)
$15
Northwest Sinfonietta: Notions of a Nation
Sunday, October 8, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Copland – Concerto for Clarinet
Barber – Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Hailstork – Symphony No. 1
Barber – Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Hailstork – Symphony No. 1
$35
Northwest Sinfonietta: Notions of a Nation
Saturday, October 7, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Broadway Center, Tacoma, WA, United States
Copland – Concerto for Clarinet
Barber – Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Hailstork – Symphony No. 1
Barber – Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Hailstork – Symphony No. 1
$20-$50
Northwest Sinfonietta: Notions of a Nation
Friday, October 6, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Copland – Concerto for Clarinet
Barber – Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Hailstork – Symphony No. 1
Barber – Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Hailstork – Symphony No. 1
$21.50-$46.50
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Moszkowski, Barber, Milhaud, & Dvořák
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mortiz Moszkowski – Suite for Two Violins and Piano in G minor, Op. 71
Samuel Barber – Summer Music for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 31
Darius Milhaud – La cheminee du roi Rene for Wind Quintet, Op. 205
Antonin Dvořák – Quartet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 23
Samuel Barber – Summer Music for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 31
Darius Milhaud – La cheminee du roi Rene for Wind Quintet, Op. 205
Antonin Dvořák – Quartet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 23
from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
Northwest Chamber Chorus: American Masters
Saturday, June 10, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music from composers of North and South America: Alice Parker, Robert Shaw, Morten Lauridsen, Samuel Barber, Alberto Ginastera, Eric William Barnum, and more.
$20-$24 (Ages 6-18 free)
Northwest Chamber Chorus: American Masters
Sunday, June 4, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music from composers of North and South America: Alice Parker, Robert Shaw, Morten Lauridsen, Samuel Barber, Alberto Ginastera, Eric William Barnum, and more.
$20-$24 (Ages 6-18 free)
Seattle Bach Choir: Spring Songbook
Sunday, June 4, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Centuries of American music for unaccompanied choir: Billings, Foster, Barber, Parker-Shaw, Shaker tunes, and spirituals.
$18 ($15 youth/senior)
Groupmuse: Serendipity Quartet at Phinney Farrm
Saturday, May 13, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA, United States
Samuel Barber – String Quartet in B-flat minor, Op. 11
Schubert – String Quartet No. 14 in D-flat minor "Death and the Maiden," D810
Schubert – String Quartet No. 14 in D-flat minor "Death and the Maiden," D810
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Barber & Mahler
Sunday, April 2, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Barber – Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Mahler – Symphony No. 4 in G major
Mahler – Symphony No. 4 in G major
$10-$20
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Barber & Mahler
Saturday, April 1, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
New Hope Presbyterian Church, Kent, WA, United States
Barber – Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Mahler – Symphony No. 4 in G major
Mahler – Symphony No. 4 in G major
$10-$15
UW Chamber Singers & University Chorale: Warp and Weft: Music of the Fabric of Life
Friday, March 3, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Sweet Honey in the Rock (arr.) – Breaths
Samuel Barber – The Coolin
James McMillan – The Gallant Weaver
Javier Busto – Ave Maria
Sedans Reinis – VINDO
Joan Szymko – River
Jake Runestad – New work
Greg Jasperse – New work
Giselle Wyers – A Field of Hosannas (world premiere)
Samuel Barber – The Coolin
James McMillan – The Gallant Weaver
Javier Busto – Ave Maria
Sedans Reinis – VINDO
Joan Szymko – River
Jake Runestad – New work
Greg Jasperse – New work
Giselle Wyers – A Field of Hosannas (world premiere)
$10
Ladies Musical Club: Songs by Rachmaninoff & Barber
Friday, February 17, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Rachmaninoff – "Oh, never sing to me again," Op. 4, No. 4
Rachmaninoff – "A Dream," Op. 8, No. 5
Rachmaninoff – "Loneliness," Op. 21, No. 6
Rachmaninoff – "Daisies," Op. 38, No. 3
Rachmaninoff – "Spring Waters," Op. 14, No. 11
Barber – Selections from Despite and Still
Rachmaninoff – "A Dream," Op. 8, No. 5
Rachmaninoff – "Loneliness," Op. 21, No. 6
Rachmaninoff – "Daisies," Op. 38, No. 3
Rachmaninoff – "Spring Waters," Op. 14, No. 11
Barber – Selections from Despite and Still
Free (Free)
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town: String Quartets
Tuesday, January 10, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
A delightful evening of quartets up-close and personal by Barber, Brahms, and Haydn.
Free